[Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy : Part 2: Surgical technique].

Thyroid surgery is one of the newest fields for application of video-assisted surgery. The majority of approaches must choose between optimizing cosmetic results by hiding scars in the chest and axillary region while maximizing tissue dissection and post-operative pain versus having a visible cervical scar with minimal tissue dissection. In an effort to minimize surgical trauma and to achieve an optimal cosmetic result we investigated the transoral approach to the thyroid.